Naval Aviation Museum announces salute to space pioneers

4:25 PM,
Nov. 13, 2012

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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 17 and astronaut Gene Cernan's last walk on the moon, the National Naval Aviation Museum will present a "Salute to the Pioneers of Space" on Dec. 15.

The day's events will include a fundraising luncheon for $25 a plate as well as a dinner and reception in honor of the astronauts priced at $150 per person. At the reception, the museum will unveil its newest exhibit, a full-scale replica of an Apollo Lunar Excursion Module of the sort that astronauts in that program used to land on the moon.